Sea and coastal freight water transport
UK SIC 2007 · 50200ISIC 50 · Water transportH · Transportation and storage
Live companies2,264main activity SIC 50200
New, past 12 months1657.3% of live
Median age8 yrsof live companies
Liquidation or administration331.5%
Oldest1856incorporated 29 Sept 1856
When they were founded
Live companies by year of incorporation, past 15 years.
Regions
Where these companies have their registered office.
| London | 1,164 | |
| South East | 213 | |
| East of England | 189 | |
| Scotland | 149 | |
| North West | 137 | |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 93 | |
| West Midlands | 88 | |
| South West | 65 | |
| North East | 61 | |
| Wales | 49 | |
| East Midlands | 36 | |
| Northern Ireland | 20 |
Towns with the most
Live companies in this activity by town.
Companies
2,264 live companies, oldest first. Page 1 of 46.
| Company | Town | Incorporated |
|---|---|---|
| British India Steam Navigation Company Limited 00000133 | City of Westminster | 29 Sept 1856 |
| The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company ZC000205 | Felixstowe | 19 Jul 1875 |
| Ulster Steamship Company,limited R0000749 | Belfast | 28 Aug 1877 |
| Bibby Marine Limited 00020535 | Liverpool | 8 Dec 1884 |
| P&O Tankships Investments Limited 00021695 | City of Westminster | 20 Oct 1885 |
| Svitzer Marine Limited 00069494 | Middlesbrough | 1 Mar 1901 |
| P & O Scottish Ferries Limited 00071375 | City of Westminster | 16 Sept 1901 |
| Porthdinlleyn Harbour Company (the) ZC000167 | Swindon (Swindon) | 23 May 1906 |
| The Denholm Line Steamers Limited SC007292 | — | 11 Oct 1909 |
| John H. Whitaker (Holdings) Limited 00111581 | Kingston upon Hull | 2 Sept 1910 |
| Elder Dempster Lines (UK) Limited 00112584 | City and County of the City of London | 7 Nov 1910 |
| Shell Tankers (U.K) Limited 00120558 | Lambeth | 29 Feb 1912 |
| BP Shipping Limited 00140132 | Ashford Common | 30 Apr 1915 |
| P&O Scottish Ferries Ship Management Ltd. SC010350 | Edinburgh | 24 Apr 1919 |
| United Baltic Corporation Limited 00155328 | Manchester | 20 May 1919 |
| Dart 9 Limited 00156813 | City of Westminster | 7 Jul 1919 |
| Graig Shipping plc 00157048 | Cardiff | 15 Jul 1919 |
| Tees and Hartlepool Pilotage Company Limited 00166771 | Middlesbrough | 23 Apr 1920 |
| F.t.everard & Sons Limited 00180834 | Barrow-in-Furness | 1 Apr 1922 |
| Inchcape Shipping Services (Gibraltar) Limited 00185767 | City and County of the City of London | 16 Nov 1922 |
| Inchcape Shipping Services (UK) Ltd 00196654 | City and County of the City of London | 24 Mar 1924 |
| Marine & Towage Services Group Limited 00199014 | Camden | 2 Jul 1924 |
| V.ships London Limited 00209897 | City and County of the City of London | 24 Nov 1925 |
| James Fisher and Sons Public Limited Company 00211475 | Barrow-in-Furness | 2 Feb 1926 |
| Hadley Shipping Company,limited(the) 00218300 | City and County of the City of London | 18 Dec 1926 |
| John H.whitaker (Tankers) Limited 00219451 | Kingston upon Hull | 5 Feb 1927 |
| Staley Radford & Co. Limited 00226851 | Hillingdon | 23 Dec 1927 |
| E & F Shipping Limited 00244198 | Basingstoke | 9 Dec 1929 |
| P & O Bulk Shipping Limited 00258949 | City of Westminster | 12 Sept 1931 |
| Samuel Stewart & Co. Limited NI000957 | Belfast | 22 Jan 1935 |
| International Shipbrokers Limited 00332559 | City and County of the City of London | 14 Oct 1937 |
| Charles M.willie & Co.(shipping)limited 00342418 | Cardiff | 13 Jul 1938 |
| Fairplay Towage & Shipping Company Limited 00343675 | City and County of the City of London | 24 Aug 1938 |
| James Fisher (Shipping Services) Limited 00366100 | Barrow-in-Furness | 26 Mar 1941 |
| G. Heyn & Sons Limited NI001996 | Belfast | 9 Jan 1946 |
| Polish Coaling and Trading Company Limited 00444533 | High Halstow | 31 Oct 1947 |
| Wallenius Sol UK Limited 00444555 | Harwich | 31 Oct 1947 |
| Idwal Williams and Company Limited 00453782 | Cardiff | 7 May 1948 |
| North Star South Limited 00455971 | Lowestoft | 23 Jun 1948 |
| C.RO Ports Dartford Limited 00462000 | City of Westminster | 6 Dec 1948 |
| G.t.gillie & Blair Limited 00466661 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 1 Apr 1949 |
| Chevron International Tankship Limited 00485028 | Tower Hamlets | 3 Aug 1950 |
| Maersk Company Limited(the) 00493147 | Liverpool | 22 Mar 1951 |
| G.lemos Brothers Company Limited 00504744 | Croydon | 23 Feb 1952 |
| International Marine Transportation Limited 00506593 | Holbury | 3 Apr 1952 |
| Goulandris Brothers Limited 00521607 | City of Westminster | 10 Jul 1953 |
| Vogt & Maguire Limited 00526684 | Lambeth | 9 Dec 1953 |
| Seabox Limited 00546957 | City of Westminster | 31 Mar 1955 |
| James Fisher Everard Limited 00562707 | Barrow-in-Furness | 14 Mar 1956 |
| Chandris (U.K.) Limited 00607342 | City of Westminster | 2 Jul 1958 |